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Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, and Joe Wight continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics covered in the series are advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling and composition. b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw manga guidebooks! Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, and Joe Wright continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics covered include advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and composition. b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

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Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Ben Dunn, Fred Perry and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics we will cover in the series are advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling and composition. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How-To-Draw-Manga guidebooks! Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, and Joe Wight continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics we will cover in the series are advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling and composition. If you don't get it... you'll regret it! b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Ben Dunn, Fred Perry and more continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. If you don't get it... you'll regret it! In this issue: Animal Attraction by Ben Dunn - The secrets of cat-girl drawing; Set and Action by Fred Perry - Setting up dynamic, bone-breaking, grand slamming fight scenes; Dress Her Up by David Hutchison - Quickie character design; Furry Companions by Rod Espinosa - Developing animal sidekicks. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

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Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. Some topics we will cover in the series are advanced figure study, costumes, mecha, comic storytelling, and composition. b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, David Hutchison and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Fire, smoke, explosions! Ben Dunn takes a turn at Spectacular FX. Plus: From ideas to reality -- David Hutchison shows how a comic page is developed. And: Action without speedlines??? Rod Espinosa shows how! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: More extreme faces by Ben Dunn. Plus: Comprehensive step by step cover design by Fred Perry. And: Accessorizing and customizing your characters by Rod Espinosa. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Brian Denham continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: The science of inking by Rod Espinosa. Plus: Illustrating the fight scene by David Hutchison. And: Making the mundane extraordinary by Brian Denham. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Brian Denham continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Advanced Inking - Dark hair and the chrome shine by Rod Espinosa. Plus: School of Style - Anime vs. manga by David Hutchison. And: Secrets Exposed - 20 ways to draw better breasts by Brian Denham. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Sam Lotfi continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: The Science of Inking Part 3: Backgrounds by Rod Espinosa. Plus: Hot tips on how to use the AP Screentone CD by David Hutchison. Also: Expressing body language by Sam Lotfi. And: See what AP's releasing just in time for the holidays. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

by Various NHS Month! Antarctic Press continues its series of How To Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style and will emphasize layout in this issue. This month, celebrate 15 years and 100 main title issues of Ninja High School with an all-NHS How to Draw special! NHS creator Ben Dunn leads the way in showing you how to draw the characters that started Ameri- manga! b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison and Fred Perry continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Designing swords. Plus: Advanced weaponry by Rod Espinosa. And: Expressive and active hands by Fred Perry. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Cover by Ben Dunn. Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Brian Denham, David Hutchison and Sam Lotfi continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Draw backgrounds like a pro by Brian Denham. Plus: When to use the sweat bead and many other character effects by David Hutchison. And: That cool manga hairstyle by Sam Lotfi. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Brian Denham, Sam Lotfi and Rod Espinosa continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: 100 Hands - Poses and gestures you need to know by Brian Denham. Plus: Manga Monsters - Designing your own bogeymen by Sam Lotfi. And: Mecha - Tips on how to design realistic mechs by Rod Espinosa. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

It's an all-Fred issue for Gold Digger Month! Learn the best tips and tricks on how to draw Gold Digger characters from the man himself! Give the Ginamobile speed; define a good villain's smirk; and put the right bounce in the... step... of Gina and her friends! b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of How to Draw Manga guidebooks! Artists like Rod Espinosa, Sam Lotfi and Sherard Jackson continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue! Each featured artist will have his own exclusive special comments. In this issue: Monsters - How to make your own dragon by Rod Espinosa. Plus: Designing heroes by Sam Lotfi. And: Mecha - Designing your own transforming mech by Sherard Jackson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $4.95.

Antarctic Press continues its series of how-to-draw-manga guidebooks! Artists like Ben Dunn, Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, Joe Wight, and David Hutchison continue to present a comprehensive guide in mastering the manga style, emphasizing different, useful aspects every issue. b&w, 32pg$4.95 Cover price $4.95.

1st printing. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT Have Dustjacket - 2nd and later printings. By Hikaru Hayashi. The Bishoujo beauty is captured in this edition! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - Volume 2 - 1st printing. The latest in the "How to Draw" series teaches you how to illustrate using computers, providing all the basic information and techniques. Japanese text. Softcover, 130 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $29.99.

1st Printing; How to Draw Manga Dressing Your Characters in Suits and Sailor Suits Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings; How to Draw Manga Dressing Your Characters in Suits and Sailor Suits Cover price $19.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. Another volume in the popular How to Draw Manga series! Now you can learn how to draw clothing like those sexy maid outfits (especially Maid and a virgin in service of a shrine [Miko]). Japanese text. Softcover, 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $27.99.

English text - 1st printing. It's Maids and Miko, at your service! This entry in the popular How To Draw Manga features easy-to-follow instructions for drawing sexy maid uniforms and the traditional garments worn by "miko," young women who work in Japan's religious shrines. The only book of its kind, this volume is perfect for manga artists who want to increase their characters' sex appeal by dressing them in authentic Japanese clothing. Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Fred Perry, Rod Espinosa, David Hutchison, and Yayoi Neko. Ben Dunn and the popular manga-style creators of Antarctic Press demonstrate advanced techniques in manga-influenced art. In the 21st century, the manga style is often only a jumping-off point for artists on the way to creating their own individual styles. 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

English Edition - 1st printing. By Ryo Toudo. From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! To excel as a manga artist, one must know how to draw with round-tipped pens, coupler pens, and G-pens. Besides that, how to use screen-tones, gradations, grainy tone, and other double layering techniques as well as paper cutting techniques, are important elements to acquire. This book focuses exclusively on those pen and tone techniques using an easy-to-understand manga format. English text. Softcover, 126 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

English Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Compiling Characters!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $16.99.

English Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Compiling Characters!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $16.99.

English Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Compiling Techneques!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $18.99.

NO DUST JACKET - English Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Compiling Techneques!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $18.99.

English Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Compiling Application and Practice!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $18.99.

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English Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Compiling Application and Practice!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $18.99.

English Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Dressing Your Characters in Casual Wear!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

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English Edition - Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "Dressing Your Characters in Casual Wear!" How To Draw Manga series, the English-language instructional series featuring authentic instructional data for beginners in the art of manga. If you want begin to learn manga, or to just improve your artistic techniques for drawing exciting manga stories, these volumes are all highly recommended! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

English Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Developing Shoujo Manga Techniques!" Fifth in the best-selling series! This volume shows the techniques used in manga for girls now so widely used today that they have come to define modern manga style. These techniques are indispensable for you to draw characters more realistically and pay close attention to backgrounds. This volume is a definitive compendium that reveals these techniques in extraordinary detail and precision. Accept no substitutes! This is the latest release in the official How to Draw series from Graphic-Sha! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

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English Edition - Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. "Developing Shoujo Manga Techniques!" Fifth in the best-selling series! This volume shows the techniques used in manga for girls now so widely used today that they have come to define modern manga style. These techniques are indispensable for you to draw characters more realistically and pay close attention to backgrounds. This volume is a definitive compendium that reveals these techniques in extraordinary detail and precision. Accept no substitutes! This is the latest release in the official How to Draw series from Graphic-Sha! Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

English Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Martial Arts and Combat Sports!" As expected, skill in drawing powerful, combat scenes showing judo, karate, kendo, boxing, and other similar sports is an indispensable element to sports manga. For that reason, this volume in the acclaimed How to Draw Manga series provides the reader with thorough explanations for drawing marital arts and combat sports. This book methodically covers everything from basic movements to practical applications of the sports to actual manga scenes. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $18.99.

English Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Amazing Effects!" Seventh in the best-selling series! The use and assembly of the frame effect all elements of the direction. In this volume, image, character, vocals, and the direction of the frame are thoroughly explained. English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $18.99.

English Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Super Basics!" The newest volume in Graphic Sha's best-selling "How to Draw Manga" series! Explaining manga creation and illustration styles to novices with a straightforward writing style and compelling illustrations. This comprehensive guide covers character development, panel divisions, and developing manga with backgrounds. Includes 50 more pages than previous volumes! English text. Softcover (with Dust Jacket), B&W. Cover price $22.99.

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese - 1st printing. This brand new release from Graphic-sha will help aspiring manga artists to further grasp the essence of illustrating Japanese school girl uniforms. Currently, there is a wide variety of original designs in school uniforms featured in anime and manga that are rich in variety and cute in appeal. In addition to the characters dressed in the most traditional uniform, variations in character's choice of apparel are featured as well. Plus, learn of the physical relationship between a character in uniform and surrounding props such as bookbags, desks, glasses, and umbrellas. Japanese text. Softcover, 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $28.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Unforgettable Characters!" Characters convey action and emtion in manga, and creating those characters can be an artistic challenge. How To Draw Manga: Sketching Manga-Style - Unforgettable Characters teaches the artist, through manga sketching techniques, how to bring unforgettable characters to life by making the fantastic seem plausible, the quality of the information to be conveyed, and how much of it to actually convey. Softcover, 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.99.

English text - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Humans!" By Gen Sato. In Japanese, they're known as "chibi," though most English speaking fans call them "Super-Deformed," or "SD" for short. Gen Sato, the Japanese artist who pioneered the SD style, shares secrets for creating the perfect chibi in this exciting new entry in the How to Draw Manga series! Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

English text - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Animals!" By Gen Sato. This volume focuses on animals and (animated) inanimate objects. It starts by introducing key points in drawing animals in that delightful "chibi" character/ultra-stylized manner. The book also contains instruction on anthropomorphism, or how to make animated objects that frequently appear in manga or anime seem to move and talk like human beings. Create your own animal or animated-object characters while having fun looking at abundant sample illustrations provided. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

English Edition - 1st printing. By Unkaku Koyama. Bring your manga illustrations to life! From the publisher of the world-famous How to Draw Manga series of books comes the definitive guide to the fine art of using screen tones and tools. Learn the secret techniques used by professional manga artists to create stunning characters and spectacular landscapes. Softcover, 136 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Ben Dunn and Craig Babier. Avast, ye scurvy scribes! There be a new addition to Antarctic Press's best-selling how-to series spotted off the port bow! Antarctic Press's long-running and series of highly varied how-to art instructional guides adds to its arsenal of fun and useful lessons with How to Draw Pirates! This treasure chest of precious instructions will give artists their sea legs in no time for drawing swashbucklers, swabs, buccaneers, privateers, and even a pirate or two! Learn all the elements of the classic and modern pirate styles for the manly men and comely lasses of the sea, from Treasure Island to Pirates of the Caribbean, from Sinbad to One Piece! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "How to Draw More Pirates!" By Ben Dunn, Robert Acosta, Rod Espinosa, and Fred Perry. Heave to, ye land-lubbin' pen-pushers! We be weighin' anchor for the next chapter in Antarctic Press's best-selling how-to series! The first volume of How to Draw Pirates sailed off shelves, so we're giving all you eager artists even more written treasure to plunder! Learn the ropes for drawing rigging, the finer points of costuming, the lay of the land for explorations, and more! Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Kyle Baker. Draw stupid, succeed big! How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooning is simple enough for even the simplest readers. Author Kyle Baker, who only acts stupid, is in fact "the greatest cartoonist of all time," or so he tells us. Here he presents a hard-working instruction book that provides artists with the essential skills needed for success. From the principles of drawing to turning those principles on their ear (or their rear), from conveying movement to creating a step-by-step sequence, from idea sketch to finished drawing, How to Draw Stupid and Other Essentials of Cartooning is the smartest purchase any aspiring artist can make, regardless of mental acuity. Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 -in., 112 pages. Full color. Cover price $16.95.